Elastic armband.



G. WEAVER.

ELASTIC ARMBAND. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11, 1912.

Lmwfi ik a Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

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To all (whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, O RT'rEri Weaver, a resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State ,of Pennsylvania, have invented a newiand of which the following This invention relates to elasticbands or supports and particularly to the means for adjusting the same'to different sizes.

The object ofthe invention is to produce a simple, inexpensive and durable band adapted to be used as an' arm band or hose supporter, which .is perfectly flexible in all directions, which may be considerably stretched or elongated without materially affecting its elasticity, and Which is provided with means whereby its effective length may be varied to suit different sizes of limbs.

The invention and arrangement of parts scribed'and claimed.

In the drawings Figurell is a perspective view of an elastic armband constructed ac cording to my invention; Fig. 2 is a similar view of an elastic band arranged for use as a hose supporteryFig. 3 is a plan view of the band shown in Fig. 1, with its ends separated; Fig. 4: is an "enlarged longitudinal comprises the construction hereinafter. de-

sectional View on the line.4-t,-Fig. 1; Fig.

5 is a perspective view. of a spring clip; and Fig. 6 is a cross section on the line 6-6, Fig. 3, looking in the direction of-the arrows.

The band shown in Fig. 1 is particularly adaptedfor use as an arm band or sleeve, of a'wire'spi ral 1 of suitable length and preferably formed of spring steel wire so as to be resilient, highly elasticand durable. Preferably, the spiral is flattened, as shown in Fig. 6, to increase the width of the band, distribute the pressure on the arm and make the band compact .and lie close to the arm./ The end portions or sections of the band other in order to permit justed to different sizes. For 'this reason, one end member or section 2 is of one size and the other end member or section 3 is slightly larger in both cross sectional dimensions.- The two portions 2 and 3. of the band may be formed of separate lengths of wire suitably connected together permanently at one end, as byvsoldering.or'intertwining of the wires, or with a suitable catch, but

preferably willbe formed integral with Specification of Letterslfatent.

useful Improvementin v the portion a line of different sizes of stretched.

telescope one into the the same to be ad- Patented Aug. 19,1913.

Application filed September 11', 1912. Serial minas'aa,

each other and of continuous wire, the coils of which gradually'increase in size from the smaller portion 2 to f the larger .portion 3 thereof, as at 4. Although inFigs. 1, 2 and 3, for simplicity of illustration, only part of the wire coils have been shown in detail, and the rest conventional, it will of course be understood that the coils extend progressively and continuously all the way around the band. I I

To secure the two free ends of the band in adjusted position, thin metal plate bent upon itself has one end portion 6 inserted through the loops of the large end-portion3 of the band to secure it thereto, the othei 'portion f the clip being bent at its end to form a tongue 8 which projects crosswise between the spirals of the small end of the band. The outer surface of 7 of the clip lies outside of the large or outer coil and may he embossed or Q impressed. vithjany' desired insignia or other advertising matter.

"Preferably, the band" is formed to be read ily adjustable to any size of, limb, so that it is unnecessary for the dealer to carry in stock bands. The small section 2 of the band is usually made considerably longerthan the large-section 3. In practice the small'sectionis say seven inches long and the large section" five making twelve inches in all. This will fit the largest sized arm with'outunduly increasing the tensionv'cf the band when the same is Eoadjust the band for a small arm, the outer portion 7 of the clip 5 is forcibly sprung away from the coils of the band. This. presses the inner portion 6 tightly against the inside of the outer coils, 3 and removes the tongue 8 from between the coils of the small section 2. The small secr ion.

a spring clip 5 formed of l inches long,

tion .may then be telesccped into the large section within the clip 5 until the hand is re-': Y

j duced to atotal length of seven inches, and if this size is not smallenough some of the short section 2 may be cut off in any manner.

F ig. 2 illustrates the device applied for use as a sock o r hose supporter. The elastic band itself is of the same construction and arrangement as that shown in Fig. 1 and comprises a wire spiral 1 having a large end section 3 and a small end section 2 which telescopes thereinto. 5 indicates the clip for securing the two ends of the band to each other in adjusted position. On the opposite side of the band from the clip 5 it is pro-' shown-in the drawings 6 comprises a substantially T-shaped metal member 10, the

two upper arms ll of'w'hich are inserted between the coils of the wire into the space on the interior of the band. The member 10 has a thxpending arm 12 whifih projects out :trombetween the wires or the coil and has secured to its lowerend a strip of fabric 13,

length that in use of the hose supporter they.- will not become detached therefrom with the elongation or stretching of the elastic band. They may be. readily inserted, however, by stretching the bands lengthwise and forcing them into place or, if preferred, one arm 11 may be a separate member which is secured to the member 10 by riveting or otherwise, as at 15, after the arm 11 is inserted into place. The flexibleband, in the case of a hose supporter will preferably be made of greater length than in the case of an arm band but, if preferred, may beof the same length, in which case by removing the hose supporting member 10 the band may be used as a sleeve supporter, if desired. The hose supporter is placed in positionon the limb by stretching it and drawing it over the foot, the extreme flexibility of the Wire coil being such as to permit this.

The device is very simple and comprises but two parts. It is flexible in all directions, can be adjusted to increase or decrease its tension and is exceedingly durable. It is also flat and therefore distributes the pressure I thereb obviatin an dan er of injury to the arm.

What I claim is 1. 'Annelastic band ,adapted tobe placed around a limb comprising a flat hollow 2. An elastic band adapted to be placedaround a limb, comprising a wire coil hav= ing end sections of ditterent-dimensions, one

section being arranged to telescope into the other, and means for adjustably securing the telescoping end sections together, to thereby vary the size of the band.

3. An elastic band adapted to surround alimb, comprising awire coil having end sections of dlfferent dimensions, one section be-' lng arranged to telescope-into the other, and.

.meansfor securing the telescoping end sections together, comprisin a clip secured'to one of said sections an having a. transversely disposed tongue projecting between the coils of the other section.

4. An elastic band adapted to: surround a limb, comprising a wire coil having end sections of different dimensions, one section be.-

ing arranged to-telescope into the other to thereby vary thB SlZQ'OT' the'band, and a clip secured to one end section of said coil and arranged to engage the wire of the other section.

5. An elastic band adapted to surround .a limb, comprising a wire coil having end sections of different dimensions, one section being arranged to telescope into the other to thereby vary the size of the band, and a clip secured to one end section of said coil and arranged to engage the wire of the other section, said: clipbeing formed of spring metal and adapted to be disengaged from said other section to enable the effective length of the band to be, varied.

.In'testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.'

CARTTER WEAVER. Witnesses:

ELBERT L. HYDE, WM. P. LARKIN. 

